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4th TOSHALI NATIONAL CRAFT MELA 2009
Orissa Tourism in
association with Ministry of
Tourism, Govt. of India, D.C.
Handicraft, D.C. Handloom, Song
& Drama division, Govt. of India
is organizing the 4th National
Toshali National Craft Mela at
Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. The
Mela was inaugurated by Hon’ble
Chief Minister Sri Naveen
Patnaik on 15th December 2009 at
6 PM. Sri Debiprasad Mishra,
Ho’ble Minister, Tourism &
Culture and Higher Education;
Hon’ble M.P; Hon’ble MLAs Sri
Bhagirathi Badajena, Sri Bijaya
Kumar Mohanty and Sri Ashok
Chandra Panda and Sri Ananta
Narayan Jena, Hon’ble Mayor,
Bhubaneswar graced the occasion
as Guests of Honour.
The Mela is an all India
Expo that provides opportunities
to enable direct interface of
traditional craft and craft
persons with the buyers and to
educate the visitors about the
fascinating technique and skills
involved in creation of the
craft. Award winning Craft
Persons from all over the
country will show case their
products. Some of them will
demonstrate their skill on the
ground. There are 125 Handicraft
stalls and 40 Handloom stalls
with a wide range of products of
different varieties from across
the country. There are also a
few Demo stalls on painting,
sculpting, pottery etc.
Other highlights are
delicious food and entertaining
cultural programmes of dance and
music. Every evening there will
be cultural programmes of dance
and music by celebrated
artistes. Prominent names
include the renowned singer duo
Bhupinder-Mitali and artistes of
Little Champs fame. Dance
Programmes include Sambalpuri,
Ghumura, Chhou, Ranapa and
others. Food items of different
varieties will be served to the
visitors.
The Mela is open from 2 PM
to 10 PM during the period from
15th to 27th December 2009.
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Toshali Crafts Mela
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